Great Green Macaw
Ara ambiguus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
- FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
- GenusAra
- SpeciesAra ambiguus (Great Green Macaw)
The great green macaw (Ara ambiguus), also known as Buffon's macaw or the great military macaw, is a critically endangered Central and South America parrot found in Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador. Two allopatric subspecies are recognized; the nominate subspecies, Ara ambiguus ssp. ambiguus, occurs from Honduras to Colombia, while Ara ambiguus ssp. guayaquilensis appears to be endemic to remnants of dry forests on the southern Pacific coast of Ecuador. The nominate subspecies lives in the canopy of wet tropical forests and in Costa Rica is usually associated with the almendro tree, Dipteryx oleifera. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao
Barred Parakeet
Bolborhynchus lineola
White-crowned Parrot
Pionus senilis
Crimson-fronted Parakeet
Aratinga finschi
Sulphur-winged Parakeet
Pyrrhura hoffmanni
Red-lored Parrot
Amazona autumnalis
Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa
Brown-hooded Parrot
Pionopsitta haematotis
Yellow-naped Parrot
Amazona auropalliata
Red-fronted Parrotlet
Touit costaricensis
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis
Olive-throated Parakeet
Aratinga nana
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Great Green Macaw at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |